Shoe shine kit



Ap 1 1958 B. MARSAK 2,830,312

SHOE SHINE KIT Filed April 28, 1955 INVENTOR. Banmmo MARsAK ATTORNEYS.

2,830,312 SHOE SHINE KIT Bernard Marsak, Lawrence, N. Y. Application April 28, 1955, Serial No. 504,600 2 Claims. (Cl. 15-108) This invention relates generally to shoe shine kits and more particularly to a kit wherein shoe polish dispensers and bufiing brushes are combined in a unitary assembly.

Conventional means for polishing and shining shoes include containers of polish in various colors, daubers to apply the polish to the shoes and brushes for bufiing the shoes. The polish containers usually take the form of shallow, circular cans having a removable lid which is frictionally held on the can. Thus in order to apply polish to the shoe, one must first pry open the lid and then rub otf a small quantity of polish with a dauber.

In a modern household, Where children are normally expected to polish and shine their own shoes, the use of separate brushes, daubers and cans of polish is untidy and highly inconvenient. Moreover, young children find it difiicult to pry open the can and to apply the polish to their shoes. It is not an uncommon erperience to discover that the child in the process of polishing his shoes has at the same time soiled his hands and clothing.

Accordingly, it is the principal object of the present invention to provide a unitary and compact assembly of shoe shine articles to facilitate the polishing and shining of shoes.

More particularly, it is an object of the invention to provide a polish dispenser of the cartridge type which enables the direct application of polish to the shoes without the intermediary of a dauber. A significant feature of the invention resides in the combination of a polish dispenser and brush handle, whereby the polish is protectively housed within the handle and yet may readily be removed therefrom. The nature of the dispenser is such that as to make it possible for a young child to apply polishing paste to the surface of his shoes quickly and efficiently and without soiling his hands or wearing apparel.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a shoe shine kit of simple, efiicient and rugged design which may be inexpensively manufactured and sold at a reasonable cost.

For a better understanding of the invention as well as other objects and further features thereof, reference is had to the following detailed description to be read in connection with the accompanying drawing wherein like components in the several views are identified by like reference numerals.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a shoe shine kit in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of said kit.

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of said'kit.

Fig. 4 is an elevational view of a shoe polish dispenser in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 5 is a detail showing in section the socket for the shoe polish dispenser.

Referring now to the drawings and more particularly to Figs. 1 to 3, a kit according to the invention is constituted by a longitudinal body member having an integral handle portion 11. Body member 10 has re nitccl States Patent 0 cesses 12 and 13 formed in opposing sides thereof in order to accommodate brush plugs 14 and 15. Plugs 14 and 15 are frictionally retained in place and support.

bristles 16 and 17 forming the work surfaces of bufiing brushes. One of the brushes may be used with brown polish and the other with black polish or other colors, the brushes being replaceable if worn or dirty. The body member 19 and handle 11 may be formed of wood, plastic, light metal or other suitable material. Handle portion 11 has formed therein a pair of circular recesses 18 and 19 in spaced parallel relation which serve as sockets for polish dispensers, generally designated by numerals 20 and 21. As shown in Fig. 3, the socket openings are at the bottom of the handle. Hence the inserted dispensers 20 and 21 in no Way interfere with the handling of the brushes.

Each polish dispenser, as shown separately in Fig. 4, is of the type in which a tubular stick of shoe polish paste 22 is supported in a carrier 23 which is elevated .and retracted within an inner shell 24 by rotation of one member relative to another member. This type of container is generally known as a swivel type of container and may be similar to that employed for lipstick. In this connection note Patent No. 2,444,377 issued to Donald Seaver on June 29, 1948.

The inner shell 24 is rotatably mounted within an outer tubular casing 25. Disposed between the outer casing 25 and inner shell 24 are means to effect longitudinal movement of the carrier 23 and thereby advance or withdraw the polish stick. Such means may take the form of a spiral sleeve operating in conjunction with a pin (not shown) such that rotation of the inner shell relative to the outer casing causes extension or retraction to the polish stick, depending upon the direction of relative movement. The details of the swivel mechanism form no part of the present invention and any known retractible cartridge structure is suitable for purposes of the invention.

The base or lower end of inner shell 24 is provided with an integral enlarged head 26. The portion 26:: of the head adjacent the base of inner shell 24 is of a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of outer casing 25, portion 26a being externally threaded. The remaining portion 26b of the head is of still larger diameter to form a shoulder 26c, and is knurled to facilitate manual rotation of the head. As shown in Fig. 5, with respect to socket 18, the opening 13a of the socket is of restricted diameter and is internally threaded to engage the threaded portion 26:: of the head. Thus when the dispenser is inserted within the socket, the shoulder 26c rests against the exterior of the handle, such that the paste stick is sealed within the socket and evaporation thereof is prevented. To remove the dispenser, one has merely to unscrew the head 26.

The paste is applied to the shoe by painting it directly on the surface of the leather and. as the paste is used up, the stick is further extended by holding the outer casing between two fingers of one hand and rotating the head with the fingers of the other hand. The consistency of the paste 22 is made sufficiently thick as to permit the painting of the paste on the surface of the shoe without warping of the stick. For this purpose an excessively soft paste must be avoided.

In a practical embodiment, the paste dispensers may include brown and black sticks, such that one of the brushes may be used to buff black shoes and the other of the brushes to buff brown shoes. It is to be understood that while the dispenser sockets are shown in the drawing as disposed in the handle 11, alternatively they may be disposed within member 10, and while the kit is provided with two brushes, it is also possible to make Patented Apr. 15, 19586 3 I a. kit constituted by a single brush and a single polish dispenser.

While there has been shown what is considered to be a preferred embodiment of the invention, it is understood that many changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the essential spirit of the invention and it is intended in the appended claims to cover all such changes and modifications as fall within the true spirit of the invention.

I claim:

1. A shoe shine kit comprising a longitudinal body member, brushes secured to each side of said member, said member having an integral handle portion, said handle'portion haying a pair of sockets formed therein, and a pair of polish dispensing cartridges receivable within said sockets, said sockets each having a restricted opens ing which is internally threaded, each of said cartridges having a head member constituted by an externally threaded head portion adapted to threadably engage the associated socket opening and a second portion of larger diameter to form a shoulder which bears against the outer surface of said handle to seal said cartridge in said socket.

2. A shoe shine kit comprising a longitudinal body body memberhaving an integral handle portion, a pair of brushes removably attached to opposing sides of said body member, said handle having a pair of sockets formed therein, each socket having 'a restricted opening whose wall is internally threaded, and a pair of polish dispensers receivable within said sockets, each dispenser including said cartridge, said second portion being knurled to facilitate manual rotation of said head,

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